Business divorces are often messy. The reasons for business divorces vary – personality-driven disputes, disagreements over business direction, or timing and distribution of earnings. Whatever the reason, when controlling...more
The New York State Assembly recently passed the LLC Transparency Act (the LLC Act). If signed into law by New York Governor Kathy Hochul, the LLC Act would require limited liability companies (LLCs) formed or registered to do...more
Wisconsin recently adopted a new version of its LLC Act (Chapter 183 of the Wisconsin Statutes). The new LLC Act is a full redraft of the prior statute and more closely tracks the Revised Uniform Limited Liability Company Act...more
Effective January 1, 2023, Wisconsin will arguably become a more creditor-friendly state for judgment creditors of an LP partner or LLC member by virtue of the additional rights afforded a judgment creditor under Chapters 179...more
On July 16, Delaware Governor John Carney signed into law the 2020 amendments to the General Corporation Law of the State of Delaware (the “DGCL”), the Delaware Limited Liability Company Act (the “LLC Act”), the Delaware...more
Acela Investments LLC v. DiFalco, C.A. No. 2018-0558-AGB (Del. Ch. May 17, 2019). Because LLCs are “creatures of contract” and the policy of the Delaware Limited Liability Company Act is to give maximum effect to the...more
Since the Delaware Supreme Court held in CML V, LLC v. Bax that creditors of a Delaware LLC lack standing to pursue derivative breach-of-fiduciary-duty claims, even if the LLC is insolvent or near insolvent, bankruptcy courts...more
Effective August 1, 2018, Delaware amended the Delaware Revised Uniform Limited Partnership Act (LP Act) and the Delaware Limited Liability Company Act (LLC Act) to, among other things: (i) add a provision permitting the...more
Significant changes have been made to the Illinois Limited Liability Company Act (the Act) that will impact both existing and new LLCs. These changes, which took effect on July 1, 2017, were designed in part to bring the Act...more
The current version of the South Carolina Limited Liability Company Act (the “LLC Act”) has seen very little revision since its passage in 1996. The Uniform Law Commission’s model act, on which the LLC Act is based, has...more